Rachel H
@rachelape.bsky.social
Writer, walker, storyteller, anecdoter, guinea pig scruffler, nature lover. Works with rescued primates. Loves wildlife, music, languages and books. Dorset, UK.
Someone told me "Bluesky is just like Twitter." I argued that was untrue on the basis that last time I had a Twitter account most times I got a new follower their bio said "single & looking for fun" & here when I get a new follower it tends to say something like "professor of rare moths".
Rest in Peace Bill Oddie. I remember your delight at my pirate gorilla costume for the Gorilla Run, as well as your concern that I looked like I might keel over. You did so much to encourage people to care about nature, thank you.
I can tell you've all been waiting for this moment... the Furby still works! #90s
Things might be about to get weird. The question is will he still work once I've cleaned the battery acid from the contacts? 1999, here I come again (maybe)... #timetravel #90s #furby
Latest blog post. Day 1 of the South West Coast Path. From apocalyptic scenes in a Minehead supermarket to a pet shop in Porlock that dabbles in vinyl records. #walking #somerset www.rachelhensonwriting.com/blog-posts/s...
South West Coast Path Day 1: Minehead to Porlock — Rachel Henson Writing
I’ve wanted to walk the South West Coast Path home, from Minehead to where I was born in Poole, for many years. Daydreams about giving up work and setting off, convincing my employer to give me the un...
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Can we take a moment away from your scrolling to encourage appreciation of Norman's mid-chin-tickle-face? He's such a happy little sausage. #guineapigs #pets #relax
Happy Dorset Day. These two ladies read Thomas Hardy and William Barnes poetry in Dorchester yesterday as part of the Victorian Street Fair.
That's half a cat inside the hedgehog feeding station, having spent two nights trying to work out how to get around the bricks specifically put there to prevent said cat from getting in. And yes, that's also a hedgehog watching the cat eat the dinner I put out for him. Back to the drawing board.
If you're in the mood for a short, gentle read where the height of drama is a slightly gobby gull, I've just put up some of my May musings about the riverbank goings on in Wareham. #naturewriting #dorset www.rachelhensonwriting.com/blog-posts/w...
All is Quiet on Wareham Quay — Rachel Henson Writing
All is quiet on the quay. Five mallards and a floating feather congregate beneath the arches of Wareham’s stone bridge. A black-headed gull circles in for landing and sends ripples out towards the com...
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Life is far too serious not to be written about in a humorous manner.
Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 5mo agoI'm so tired of "whimsical", as used to describe any writing that isn't wholly dark and humourless. It's become such a lazy and fashionable word. We live in dark times, but that means we need writing that makes us laugh more than ever. "Whimsical", to me, often feels like a way to undermine that.
Going through old notebooks and realising I have no way to organise scraps of unused writing. Do you type them up on the computer? Forever forget they exist? Cry disorganised tears into the void? Writers, send help! This might be a biscuit eating emergency. #writingcommunity #writing
Happy 100th birthday Sir David Attenborough. Here I am getting my book signed, having skived off lectures with full approval of our tutor. Travelled to Bristol and queued up behind a group of ladies dressed as insects to meet our hero. #memories #Davidattenborough
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Still Recovering from the 2026 Bournemouth Writing Festival… — Rachel Henson Writing
What a weekend. The Bournemouth Writing Festival returned for its fourth year in 2026, and in doing so filled the town with a creative buzz that filled the streets, and spilled out into the gardens ...
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And another one! My feed is coming up with fabulous sea paintings. I'm fine with that.
Gary Buckley@garybuckley.bsky.social · 4mo ago© Charles Vickery. 'Waves Crashing on the Coast.' Oil on canvas, 1980. 75.2 × 58.4 cm.
Oh I can feel the spray from those waves
Jan@janstreit.bsky.social · 4mo agoUkrainian artist, Alexandra Velichko
Just about recovered from the Bournemouth Writing Festival. What an inspiring weekend! @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social #writingcommunity
End of a fun day at @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social, helping at the kids' talks, an interesting talk in the afternoon about memoir writing, and lovely conversations with writers. More tomo, including my Creative Nonfiction breakfast meetup (9am, Cosy Club, Bournemouth). #writing #writingcommunity #📚💙
Stopped to appreciate the day's last wash of sunlight over spring-fresh leaves and spotted a squirrel tail swish up and around the trunk. Evening peace. #naturewriting #writing #notes
Thankyou *so* much for your support of my ko-fi in the last few days, it’s helped more than you know. Here’s a seasonal posy in a thimble (all real flowers from the garden), including forget me not, sorrel, geum & lily of the valley. Spot the cow parsley floret 🌿
Bluebells on the Laurie Lee Wildlife Way. It was my first time exploring this area and I'll definitely come back again. #walking #poetry #wildflowers
Who's been eating the house while I'm out at work Caramel? "No idea. It wasn't me. Honest." Happy Easter all. #guineapigs #petsky
Norman and Trixie. This is the first pic I have of Trixie not hiding. She was terrified when we adopted her. She came from a household where they allowed the dog to terrorise her. Just over two months in and she's now feeling comfortable resting in the open. #guineapigs #pets #adoptdontshop
One of the biggest markers of France being a civilised country is being able to get Orangina in glass bottles. It does not taste the same from any other vessel. #travel #france #drinks #IReallyBelieveIt #writing
![Page from a child's ruled exercise book. It reads: 'got there. He wrote a story About it. His wife read it, and said: it must be published. So she sent it to be published, And, a letter came, with 10000 pounds inside it. The cats were rich now, and lived hapily [sic] ever after.' There is an illustration of a red house with a yellow roof, a blue sky with clouds and sun, a black cat and a brown cat. A teacher has blessed the page with a tick, but also underlined the use of 'and' to start a sentence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:piuiyrzyvmp5npua4xz3yvu3/bafkreidtwdi2rvdhtb2chpsqbsfk3dfdy3t6dlwpzx46kexms5m2u35fwi)
